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• Juneau School Board to discuss proposed budgets, union contract for support staff

  10-03-2026 02:48 via ktoo.org
  Board members Amber Frommherz, Steve Whitney, Jenny Thomas and David Noon listen during a budget work session at Thunder Mountain Middle School on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep)
  The Juneau School Board has a regular meeting Tuesday to discuss next year’s budget and a contract with its support staff union. The public has an opportunity to comment in person or over Zoom. 
  The district reached a tentative agreement with Juneau Education Support Staff, or JESS, last week. The school
  
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• Newscast – Monday, March 9, 2026

  10-03-2026 02:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight on whether to appropriate nearly $500,000 to Dzantik’i Heeni Playground Capital Improvement Project,
  A team of specialists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory stopped by Sitka to do some station maintenance work on Mt. Edgecumbe, a volcano on nearby Kruzof Island,
  British Columbia is proposing to limit U.S.-based Tribes from government consultations related to e
  
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• Juneau singer-songwriter Taylor Dallas Vidic’s first album delves into relationships through jazz-folk mashup

  10-03-2026 01:06 via ktoo.org
  Courtesy of Taylor Dallas Vidic.
  Juneau musician Taylor Dallas Vidic has joined a lot of acts over the years. She sings with big bands, motown groups and other singer-songwriters.Now, after working on it for years, she’s releasing her first album, “Cat and Mouse,” in April. Her first single, “Trash Birds,” is available now on music streaming platforms. She’s also hosting an album release party on April 3 and 4.
  As Vidic tells KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey, one h
  
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• Trump administration plans to end ban on bear baiting in Alaska national preserves

  09-03-2026 23:23 via ktoo.org
  A brown bear rests on a hillside in Denali National Park and Preserve. Hunting, trapping and fishing are allowed on national preserve lands in Alaska. But under rules issued during the Biden and Obama administrations, state-authorized bear baiting was banned in national preserves. (National Park Service photo)
  The Trump administration is seeking to open national preserves in Alaska to bear baiting by sport hunters.
  The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday announced that it will propose a ne
  
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• The snow is back: 2026 Iditarod kicks off with Anchorage ceremonial start

  09-03-2026 22:59 via ktoo.org
  Cantwell musher Paige Drobny sets out from a snowy downtown Anchorage in the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  The snow is back for the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
  A little over a half-foot of snow blanketed Anchorage for the Iditarod’s ceremonial kickoff Saturday, creating a very different scene from the previous year, which saw an abbreviated run through the city, on mere ribbons of snow, and a move
  
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• In Haines, a small army of locals is gearing up to host a global ski competition

  09-03-2026 21:04 via ktoo.org
  A helicopter drops skiers and snowboarders off at Alaska Heliskiing in early March. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)
  On a bluebird day in early March, helicopters buzzed overhead. They were shuttling skiers from nearby peaks to Alaska Heliskiing, a local operator based about 30 miles north of Haines. The conditions lately have been excellent.
  “Just blower cold powder, plenty deep. You can’t feel the bottom,” said Sean Brownell, who owns the local company. “It’s perfect, cold w
  
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• Juneau Assembly to vote on Dzantik’i Heeni playground funds, St. Vincent’s maintenance

  09-03-2026 00:57 via ktoo.org
  This is a concept design rendering of a portion of the proposed Dzantik’i Heeni campus playground. (Courtesy/Juneau School District)
  The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday on whether to appropriate $493,000 to the Dzantik’i Heeni Playground Capital Improvement Project. 
  The money comes from the Juneau School District’s fund balance and would pay for playground equipment and its installation at the campus, where students have been playing on a dirt field. This round of fundin
  
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• Newscast – Friday, March 6, 2026

  07-03-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The U.S. Forest Service has announced its public meetings schedule for residents across Southeast to share feedback on a revised Tongass National Forest management plan. The plan will set the agency’s priorities for the forest over the next decade or so,
  Community members had the opportunity to meet and ask questions to the three Juneau schools superintendent finalists during a forum Wednesday
  
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• Taku Winds spring concert, ‘Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears’ library presentation, and Mudrooms storytelling event season finale

  07-03-2026 02:38 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Friday, March 6, 2026
  Taku Winds, the winds ensemble from Juneau Community Bands, will perform their concert “Rhapsody in Blue” Saturday night, March 7. Conductor Alan Young and the president of the board, Sarah McNair-Grove, discuss the program.The Juneau Public Library is presenting a conversation with two authors, Naomi Klouda and Marybeth Holleman, on Sunday, March 8. “Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears: Navigating a Changing Climate&rdq
  
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• Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds

  07-03-2026 01:11 via ktoo.org
  Brian Jackson, elections program manager for the Alaska Division of Elections, holds an SD card containing results from Alaska’s Aug. 16, 2022, state primary. The cards and paper ballots from the primary are shipped to state elections headquarters in Juneau after the election. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
  The head of the Alaska Division of Elections will not share legal advice that led to the state’s decision to send an extended voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice.
  
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• Forest Service schedules in-person meetings across Southeast on Tongass plan revision

  07-03-2026 00:08 via ktoo.org
  The Tongass National Forest covers more than 80% of the land in Southeast Alaska. (Photo by Katie Anastas/KTOO)
  The U.S. Forest Service has announced its public meetings schedule for residents across Southeast to share feedback on a revised Tongass National Forest management plan. The plan will set the agency’s priorities for the forest over the next decade or so. 
  The Tongass is the largest national forest in the U.S., with more than 16 million acres covering 80% of Southeast Alaska.
  
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• Tribal members speak out against proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal

  06-03-2026 21:50 via ktoo.org
  SEACC hosted a panel opposing the ferry terminal on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Tribal members spoke out against the state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau at a panel hosted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council on Wednesday.
  The state’s plan for the first phase of the ferry terminal includes developing an access road and a construction staging area at the end of Glacier Highway on the south side of Berners Bay. It would be roughly 30 miles f
  
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• Tribal citizens speak out against proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal

  06-03-2026 21:50 via ktoo.org
  SEACC hosted a panel opposing the ferry terminal on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Tribal citizens spoke out against the state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau at a panel hosted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council on Wednesday.
  The state’s plan for the first phase of the ferry terminal includes developing an access road and a construction staging area at the end of Glacier Highway on the south side of Berners Bay. It would be roughly 30 miles
  
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• Southeast Alaska fishers accused of intentionally sinking their vessels

  06-03-2026 20:03 via ktoo.org
  Sunlight reflects on Sitka Channel water surface on Dec. 15, 2025. A U.S. Coast Guard vessel is docked across from the Sitka Sound Seafoods plant. Sitka Sound, in waters beyond Sitka Channel, was the site of one of three vessel sinkings that federal prosecutors allege were done deliberately by Southeast Alaska fishermen in 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
  Three Southeast Alaska fishers have been charged with deliberately sinking their vessels and creating marine obstructions, the U.S.
  
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• ‘Big, Beautiful’ auction for drilling rights in Cook Inlet is a bust

  06-03-2026 19:47 via ktoo.org
  A specialized unit called a jackup rig drilled a natural gas well in 2023 at Hilcorp’s Tyonek platform in state waters of Cook Inlet. (Nathaniel Herz/Alaska Public Media)
  The federal government received no bids Wednesday in what it called the “Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale.”
  It was the first of six auctions for offshore Cook Inlet drilling rights that Congress mandated in President Trump’s reconciliation bill last summer, called the One Big Beautiful Bil
  
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• Juneau superintendent finalists focus on building trust, relationships during community forum

  06-03-2026 04:48 via ktoo.org
  Shawn Arnold, Kevin Shipley and Carlee Simon present during a community forum for Juneau superintendent finalists at Thunder Mountain Middle School on March 4, 2026. (Photos by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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  Juneau community members had the opportunity to meet and ask questions to the three superintendent finalists during a community forum on Wednesday. Each finalist had 30 minutes where they introduced themselves and answered audi
  
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• Newscast – Thursday, March 5, 2026

  06-03-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:Tribal members spoke out against the state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau at a panel hosted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council,
  A new preliminary cost estimate to install the controversial gondola project at Eaglecrest Ski Area is a staggering $27 million,
  Skijoring is an exhilarating way to spend time with your dog. Here are 4 tips to get started,
  Alaska lawmakers are c
  
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• Edward K. Thomas, President Emeritus of Tlingit & Haida, on his autobiography ‘My Moment in Time,’ plus wildlife photographer Rylee Jensen

  06-03-2026 02:53 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Thursday, March 5, 2026
  Edward K. Thomas, President Emeritus of the Tlingit and Haida Central Council. His autobiography is titled “My Moment in Time: Tempering Tribal Leadership with Life’s Experiences.” He will be at Hearthside Books on First Friday, March 6, for a book signing.Rylee Jensen chats about her event happening at Kindred Post. Rylee is a wildlife photographer working toward giving back via conservation efforts through her work
  
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• Eaglecrest Ski Area’s preliminary gondola installation cost comes in at estimated $27M

  05-03-2026 23:17 via ktoo.org
  Parts of the city-owned gondola sit outside at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  A new preliminary cost estimate to install the controversial gondola project at Eaglecrest Ski Area is $27 million, which is more than three times higher than originally expected and far more than the city has to pay for the project. 
  Eaglecrest board member Jim Calvin broke the news of the installation cost estimate for the project at a joint board meeting with the Juneau Ass
  
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• AWARE’s 2026 Women of Distinction, local student’s prepare for Poetry Out Loud, and First Friday previews

  05-03-2026 22:02 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Wednesday, March 5, 2026
  We meet the Women of Distinction who will be honored by AWARE at the 28th annual Women of Distinction Gala being held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Centennial Hall. The honorees are Maria Gladziszewski, Seikoonie Fran Houston, Christina Love, and Dr. Alice Taff.
  We speak to two local Juneau high school contestants participating in this year’s Poetry Out Loud event on Monday, March 9, 2026.And First Friday previews with the Jun
  
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• Alaska lawmakers consider another increase to per-student public school funding

  05-03-2026 19:05 via ktoo.org
  The facade of the Alaska State Capitol stands in Juneau on March 4, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska lawmakers are considering another boost to per-student funding for public schools. The co-chairs of the House Education Committee, Sitka independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot and Juneau Democratic Rep. Andi Story, introduced a bill Wednesday that would boost the so-called base student allocation by $630 at an estimated cost of $159 million.
  House Bill 347 comes after lawmakers boosted s
  
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• Murkowski, despite misgivings, votes against withdrawing Trump’s power to conduct Iran war

  05-03-2026 18:56 via ktoo.org
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks at the beginning of the Elders & Youth conference, thanking people who had traveled from across the state and have been supporting those affected by the Western Alaska storm. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA)
  Republicans in the U.S. Senate rejected a resolution that would have limited President Trump’s power to continue the war on Iran.
  Nearly all Republicans voted against it, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
  She said “there’s no question” Trump should ha
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, March 4, 2026

  05-03-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The federal government is suing a former chair of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors board for nearly $1 million spent to raise his sunken tugboat from Gastineau Channel in 2023,
  The Juneau School District and its support staff union reached a tentative agreement yesterday, almost one year after both parties initially exchanged proposed contracts,
  Juneau students have missed four days this school year due t
  
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• Juneau School District reaches tentative agreement with support staff union

  05-03-2026 02:51 via ktoo.org
  Students exit a school bus outside of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yada.aat Kalé on Aug. 15, 2025 (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  The Juneau School District and its support staff union reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, almost one year after both parties initially exchanged proposed contracts.
  The tentative agreement is a three-year contract for an estimated 286 members of Juneau Education Support Staff, or JESS, according to an announcement from the district. That includes employees who wo
  
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• Juneau students have missed four days this school year due to snow. They won’t have to make them up.

  05-03-2026 02:02 via ktoo.org
  Mendenhall River Community School evacuated on Jan. 8, 2026 due to snow load on its roof. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  How many snow days is too many before Juneau’s school year extends into the summer? 
  The Juneau School District hasn’t reached that point, according to Chief of Staff Kristin Bartlett. That’s partially because the district was able to get some of the lost days waived by the state, due to extraordinary weather. It also has four extra days built into its calen
  
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• Juneau students have missed four days this school year due to snow. So far, they won’t have to make them up.

  05-03-2026 02:02 via ktoo.org
  Mendenhall River Community School evacuated on Jan. 8, 2026 due to snow load on its roof. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  How many snow days is too many before Juneau’s school year extends into the summer? 
  The Juneau School District hasn’t reached that point, according to Chief of Staff Kristin Bartlett. That’s partially because the district was able to get some of the lost days waived by the state, due to extraordinary weather. It also has four extra days built into its calen
  
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• Feds sue Juneau’s former docks and harbors board chair over $900K sunken tugboat cleanup

  05-03-2026 01:18 via ktoo.org
  The privately owned 107-foot tugboat, the Tagish, sits partially below the water south of the downtown cruise ship docks in February 2023. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The federal government is suing a former chair of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors board for nearly $1 million spent to raise his sunken tugboat from Gastineau Channel in 2023. 
  The Justice Department filed suit in late February against longtime Juneau resident Don Etheridge and his wife, Teresa, in Alaska’s U.S. Dist
  
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• Skijoring is an exhilarating way to spend time with your dog. Here are 4 tips to get started.

  04-03-2026 23:40 via ktoo.org
  KTOO reporter Clarise Larson and her dog, Bloon, in front of the Mendenhall Glacier in February 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  My dog, Bloon, is a six-year-old giant, fluffy husky rescue who has the eyes of an angel but the energy of a rabid raccoon.
  She. Never. Stops. And, especially during the winter when it’s dark and cold, it can get tough to find ways to keep her tame and me sane. But over the years, I discovered one way to truly tire her out (and also have fun in the process) is skijori
  
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• Alaska’s Hunter Educator of the Year award goes to Juneau middle school teacher

  04-03-2026 20:56 via ktoo.org
  James White points to a slideshow during a hunter education class at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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  The Juneau School District has one of the oldest school-based hunter education programs in Alaska. Its current teacher recently won the state’s Hunter Educator of the Year award after bringing hunter education back into Juneau’s classrooms. 
  James White wen
  
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• Alaska legislators view Iran war-induced oil price spike with caution

  04-03-2026 20:43 via ktoo.org
  Sen. Lyman Hoffman, a Bethel Democrat, speaks during a news conference alongside Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican, on March 3, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska lawmakers are preaching caution as war in Iran and across much of the Middle East pushes oil prices higher.
  Strikes by the U.S. and Israel, described by President Donald Trump as an effort to degrade Iran’s military and bring about regime change, have killed the country’s supreme leader and prompted furious r
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, March 3, 2026

  04-03-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau announced early facilities closures today, since a snowstorm has affected road conditions,
  The Arctic Winter Games begin Sunday in Whitehorse, and half of Alaska’s snowshoe team has been practicing in Juneau,
  The state has expanded a fishing closure for shrimp in Southeast Alaska to protect the species. Shrimping in Southeast is now closed to all harvesters through the
  
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• UPDATE: Snowstorm causes avalanche risk to rise, Thane Road reopens

  04-03-2026 01:59 via ktoo.org
  A truck plows Egan Drive on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  This is a developing story.
  Update, Wednesday 10 a.m.:
  Thane Road reopened at 9 a.m. Avalanche risk remains elevated in slide zones amid warming temperatures. A winter storm warning remains in effect until noon.Update, Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.
  The city issued an advisory at around 6:30 p.m. saying the risk of urban avalanches will continue to elevate overnight due to heavy snowfall and wind. The city encourages residen
  
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• UPDATE: Snowstorm causes avalanche risk to rise, city facilities and Thane Road closed

  04-03-2026 01:59 via ktoo.org
  A truck plows Egan Drive on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  Update: March 3 at 6:45 p.m.
  The city issued an advisory at around 6:30 p.m. saying the risk of urban avalanches will continue to elevate overnight due to heavy snowfall and wind. The city encourages residents in avalanche paths to be prepared by packing a go bag and clearing snow off of cars in the event of an evacuation advisory. John Bressette, Juneau’s avalanche advisor, wrote on the avalanche webpage that Gol
  
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• Snowstorm causes Juneau city facilities, Thane Road to close

  04-03-2026 01:59 via ktoo.org
  A truck plows Egan Drive on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  This is a developing story.
  The City & Borough of Juneau announced early facility closures Tuesday as a snowstorm affected road conditions and the state will close Thane Road at 6 p.m.The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, which is expected to end Wednesday at noon.
  Early city facility closures include the pools, public libraries, the Treadwell Arena, Zach Gordon Youth Center, Dimond Park Fieldho
  
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• Alaska lawmakers push Trump administration to waive $100k visa fee for international teachers

  04-03-2026 00:24 via ktoo.org
  Students attend class in a Kuspuk School District elementary school (Photo provided by the Kuspuk School District)
  Some Alaska school districts say they can’t afford to hire and retain international teachers after the Trump administration hiked fees for highly skilled worker visas.
  Alaska school districts have increasingly hired international teachers through the H-1B program amid an ongoing teacher shortage. Until last September, the annual fee for such visas was $5,000 per
  
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• Lawmakers question Alaska’s decision to turn over confidential voter data to DOJ

  04-03-2026 00:03 via ktoo.org
  Rep. Andrew Gray, an Anchorage Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, speaks alongside Rep. Ashley Carrick, a Fairbanks Democrat and the House State Affairs Committee chair, during a joint hearing on March 2, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  State lawmakers had some sharp questions on Monday for Alaska’s Division of Elections about its decision to share the state’s full, unredacted voter list with the Department of Justice.
  The state turned over the voter list to th
  
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• Prosecutors drop case against UAF student about 5 weeks after he ate AI-generated art

  03-03-2026 21:30 via ktoo.org
  Granger posted a video of himself eating the AI-generated art on YouTube shortly after the case was dismissed. (Screenshot of Graham Granger’s video)
  State prosecutors are no longer pursuing charges against a University of Alaska Fairbanks student who, in an act of protest, ate AI-generated art displayed on campus.
  Graham Granger, 20, had faced one count of misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal mischief after his Jan. 13 arrest. Prosecutors dismissed the single count on Feb. 19, an outcome bot
  
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• Newscast – Monday, March 2, 2026

  03-03-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:Members of the Juneau community have an opportunity to watch recorded interviews with finalists for Juneau schools superintendent and give feedback to the school board by Thursday,
  Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed th
  
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• Community can weigh in on Juneau School District superintendent finalists this week

  03-03-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  School District superintendent finalists Shawn Arnold, Kevin Shipley and Carlee Simon completing video interviews. (Screenshots via Juneau School District)
  Members of the community have an opportunity to watch recorded interviews with the three finalists for Juneau superintendent and give feedback to the school board by Thursday. 
  Finalists for the Juneau School District’s superintendent position did a round of interviews last week with Steve Lowder, a consultant with national search
  
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• Juneau’s leaders ask Army Corps why it’s going back to the drawing board on long-term glacial flood solution

  03-03-2026 02:39 via ktoo.org
  A city worker inspects leaking HESCO barriers along Meander Way during the flood on Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed the agency to explain why. 
  Until recently, the Army Corps was pursuing the lake tap solution, which would involve digging a tunnel through
  
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• Juneau leaders ask Army Corps why it reversed on long-term glacial outburst flood solution

  03-03-2026 02:39 via ktoo.org
  A city worker inspects leaking HESCO barriers along Meander Way during the flood on Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed the agency to explain why. 
  Until recently, the Army Corps was pursuing the lake tap solution, which would involve digging a tunnel through
  
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• State lawmakers introduce bills to fight water pollution from cruise ships

  03-03-2026 00:07 via ktoo.org
  The Coral Princess Cruise ship prepares to dock in Juneau. (Heather Bryant/KTOO)
  Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on a major source of water pollution from cruise ships in Alaska waters.
  Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan, both Democrats from Juneau, each introduced bills that revolve around the type of fuel ships use. The bills vary slightly, but they do essentially the same thing: require ships to use fuel with lower levels of contaminants, inclu
  
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• Alaska Folk Festival guest artist Willi Carlisle on what’s bringing him back to Juneau

  02-03-2026 23:54 via ktoo.org
  Folk singer Willi Carlisle is the guest artist for the 2026 Alaska Folk Festival. (Photo by Whit Stone, courtesy of Willi Carlisle)
  Folk singer-songwriter Willi Carlisle is the guest artist for the 51st annual Alaska Folk Festival in April. 
  Carlisle is from Kansas, and has spent his career in and around the Ozark mountains learning folk traditions and reimagining them. He previously performed at Juneau’s festival in 2019.KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey spoke with Carlisle about what make
  
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• Alaska House advances bill intended to boost workforce housing

  02-03-2026 23:29 via ktoo.org
  Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, speaks Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
  The Alaska House on Friday advanced legislation intended to increase construction of workforce housing.
  Alaska has long had a severe and persistent housing shortage. House Bill 184 attempts to address that by allowing the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the state’s economic development agency, to finance construction of commercial h
  
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• Alaska House passes bill limiting AI sexual imagery and child social media use

  02-03-2026 20:12 via ktoo.org
  Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks in support of House Bill 47 on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  The Alaska House unanimously passed a prohibition on AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Friday, a longtime priority for a conservative Homer lawmaker. Lawmakers greatly expanded the scope of the bill just before passing it, including by adding provisions that would severely limit children’s access to social media.
  House Bill 47 started with a simple concept: to
  
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• Sen. Sullivan says he supports attack on Iran

  02-03-2026 19:27 via ktoo.org
  Sen. Dan Sullivan speaking in Anchorage late last year. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he supports the U.S. attack on Iran because, he said, the Trump administration’s attempts at diplomacy failed to stop Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons.
  “I’m not someone that, in general, would support kind of taking out world leaders. But I think these guys, … my belief is that they’re less world leaders than terrorists, right?”
  Sullivan sp
  
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• Juneau athletes head to Canada to compete in Arctic Winter Games

  02-03-2026 19:22 via ktoo.org
  Sigrid Eller ties on traditional snowshoes at practice on Feb. 26, 2026, in preparation for the Arctic Winter Games. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO).
  The Arctic Winter Games begin March 8 in Whitehorse, Yukon, where middle and high school athletes from most circumpolar regions of the world will compete in a wide variety of sports. 
  At the start of Pioneer Road in North Douglas, half of Team Alaska’s snowshoers gathered for practice Thursday evening to run on the hard-packed snow. 
  S
  
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• A new mining company wants to restart ore exports in Skagway

  28-02-2026 03:10 via ktoo.org
  The Disney Wonder cruise ship docks near the ship loader at Skagway’s ore terminal. (Henry Leasia/KHNS)
  A Canadian mining company is hoping to be the first to export ore from Skagway since 2023, renewing local concerns about decades of contamination from past mineral shipping.
  Selkirk Copper is a newly formed mining company based in Canada’s Yukon territory. The company recently acquired a project known as the Minto Mine, which exported ore out of Skagway until it shut down amid inso
  
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• Trumpeter Jeff Karlson leads Con Brio Chamber Series concert, Juneau Douglas Ice Association hosts youth tournament, and Zach Gordon Youth Center upcomnig events

  28-02-2026 03:03 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Friday, February 27 with guest host Andy Kline
  With support from the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum, Con Brio Chamber Series, now in its 10th season, brings trumpeter Jeff Karlson of Ketchikan to Juneau for a full-length recital Saturday, February 28, at 2:00 pm.The Juneau Douglas Ice Association at Treadwell Arena is hosting the state hockey tournament for 17 & 18-year-olds on March 6-8.Zach Gordon Youth Center shares upcoming events
  
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• Newscast – Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

  28-02-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:Downtown Juneau’s popular Marine Park will become a construction site for more than a year, starting next week,
  Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on water pollution from major ships, including cruises,
  The Alaska Permanent Fund beat its performance benchmark last year and is approaching $90 billion. That’s according to the investment consulting firm
  
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